Tuning Knife Consulting provides high-quality Oracle DBA consulting services on an independent basis. Tuning Knife’s philosophy is simple:
- Databases DO NOT exist to complicate the technology stack. Databases DO exist to protect, structure, and streamline information.
- Databases ARE NOT mystical. Databases ARE knowable through evidence-driven, scientific methods.
- Databases SHOULD NOT be an IT project’s bottleneck. Databases (and DBAs) SHOULD facilitate the successful enterprise.
I’ve been an Oracle database administrator since early 2000. I’m fluent in typical DBA tasks like software installation and database creation, but specialize in Oracle performance tuning through 10046 and 10053 tracing, as well as backup and recovery using RMAN. I also excel at database automation through perl and shell scripting along with PL/SQL programming. Much of my experience has focused on data warehousing, including architectural roles in the design and development of several DSS databases, though I’ve also worked on a wide variety OLTP databases as well.
I hold a Master’s degree in Sociology from Colorado State University, where I focused my studies on quantitative research methodologies. After completing my coursework, I became a Market Research Assistant, but later taught myself SQL and turned to Report Development. I switched to database administration after my curiosity about “the other side of the database” got the best of me.
David Lipowitz
Senior Oracle DBA
Principal Consultant
Tuning Knife Consulting
david.lipowitz@tuningknife.com
